Name: Angels
Duration: P00H05M00S
Description: Reflecting on ethereal forces.

Angels

from Short Stories by Bett Butler

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Reflecting on ethereal forces.

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As a child, you could see them with your mind
these gentle creatures, easily befriended
But as we grow, we tend to leave such things behind
Even so, they never leave us unattended

The times you stumbled to the edge
didn't have a clue of how badly you need protection
You almost tumbled off the ledge
Came out of the blue a gentle nudge in the right direction

I knew a man who once fell down the stairs
He says he felt them there, acknowledged but unspoken
He told me that they caught him unawares
He was only slightly bruised, nothing broken

He said, after such a fall
He shouldn't still be there at all

(CHORUS)
But if you still your heart and listen deep within
You may hear the whir of tiny wings like a hummingbird
Or feel the subtle brush of feathers on your skin
Or hear a whispered word of love, better felt than heard
And that is when you'll know that they've come through
The angels who are watching over you

As a child, in your innocence you know
that the borders of your being are misleading
If you can find the truth you knew so long ago
you may find you always get just what you're needing.

The bumps and bruises of the soul, time can kiss the hurt away
but the deeper wounds need addressing
Sometimes the journey takes its toll, and these weary feet of clay
need their comforting and caressing.

The damaged spirit wanders in the dark,
lost in deep despair, alone and brokenhearted,
Then somewhere, a gentle touch, and then a spark
and in some little hidden place, the healing's started.

But that is nothing new
That's just what they do

(CHORUS)

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from Short Stories, released September 1, 2000

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Bett Butler Texas

Songwriter, piano player, storyteller.

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